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News on insurance and reinsurance industry hiring, appointments and people move news and announcements. Covering key hires and people moves across the global reinsurance, commercial and specialty insurance markets.
Munich Re appoints Nicholas J. Gartside CIO
7th January 2019
Munich Re has announced the appointment of Nicholas J. Gartside, a Managing Director at J.P Morgan Asset Management, as a member of the Board of Management and Chief Investment Officer. As CIO, Gartside will be responsible for the whole Asset Management of Munich Re (Group), starting on 18 March 2019. Gartside is ... Read the full article
Nat Re’s Allan Santos elected Chairman of Philippine re/insurers association
7th January 2019
The Philippine Insurers and Reinsurers Association (PIRA), the trade association of the Philippines’ non-life re/insurance industry, has elected Allan Santos as its new Chairman. Santos, who is President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Reinsurance Corporation of the Philippines (Nat Re), was elected by the Board of Trustees of ... Read the full article
Hamilton Underwriting appoints Robert Vetch as CFO
7th January 2019
Hamilton Underwriting Limited, the managing agency of Syndicate 3334 and the Lloyd’s operations of Hamilton Insurance Group, has appointed Robert Vetch as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Vetch joins Hamilton Underwriting from W.R. Berkley Corporation, where he spent the previous nine years as CFO for WRB Underwriting. He has also worked as Finance ... Read the full article
W.R. Berkley announces three senior executive appointments
3rd January 2019
Re/insurance holding company W. R. Berkley Corporation has announced a series of senior appointments, including the addition of Philip S. Welt as Executive Vice President and general counsel. Welt joined W. R. Berkley in 2004 as a Vice President and senior counsel and was named Exec VP with oversight responsibility for ... Read the full article
Unicorn Underwriting adds Argo’s Neil Russell
31st December 2018
Unicorn Underwriting, a London-based managing general agent and part of U.S-headquartered global broker AmWINS Group, has announced the addition of Neil Russell starting 1 January 2019. The company says he will be working on the development of new facilities and capacity for the firm with plans to join the Property Underwriting ... Read the full article
Iain Ferguson takes up regional director role for Lloyd’s in Asia Pacific
21st December 2018
The President and Chief Operating Officer for Lloyd’s Japan, Iain Ferguson, is to take on additional responsibilities as Regional Director across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Having first joined Lloyd’s in 2007, Ferguson has more than 20 years’ experience working in Japan and across Asia. Lloyd's says its’ organisational structure in Asia ... Read the full article
Neon Underwriting promotes Theo Butt to CEO role
21st December 2018
Neon’s Lloyd’s Managing Agency, Neon Underwriting Limited (NUL), has promoted Theo Butt to the role of Chief Executive Officer as well as Matthew Washington to the Managing Director position, with immediate effect. Butt, who will continue reporting to Group CEO Martin Reith, has been given the role after joining the Neon ... Read the full article
Everest Insurance appoints Rob Diziki as VP of Professional Liability team
21st December 2018
Everest Insurance, a division of global reinsurer Everest Re Group, has announced the appointment of Rob Diziki as Vice President of its Professional Liability team. He will be responsible for the development and expansion of Everest’s lawyers, accountants, and miscellaneous professional liability offerings. Reporting to Keith Lavigne, Head of Management and Professional ... Read the full article
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions adds Rodrigo Nieto as Head of Sales, Latin America
20th December 2018
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the commercial insurance arm of Swiss Re, has appointed Rodrigo Nieto as Head of Sales Latin America, effective 2 January 2019. Based in Miami, Nieto will coordinate regional sales efforts across the organisation’s various segments. He succeeds Newton Queiroz, who was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Swiss Re ... Read the full article
Sonja Rottiers to replace Vandendael as Lloyd’s Brussels CEO
20th December 2018
It has been announced that Lloyd’s post-Brexit European base in Brussels will be lead by Sonja Rottiers as Chief Executive Officer. This appointment follows the recent departure of Lloyd's Brussels' previous CEO Vincent Vandendael, who played a key role in its' successful establishment. Rottiers will also serve as Lloyd’s Regional ... Read the full article
Marsh-JLT Specialty announces key leadership changes for UK & Ireland
20th December 2018
Following yesterday's news of global re/insurance broker Marsh's intended global leadership reshuffle, the firm has announced a number of further appointments - this time focused on key UK & Ireland roles within what will be known as Marsh-JLT Specialty - as its’ parent, Marsh & McLennan Companies, prepares for the ... Read the full article
Argo appoints Kevin Rehnberg as Chief Administrative Officer
19th December 2018
Global specialty re/insurer Argo Group International Holdings has announced the appointment of Kevin Rehnberg as Chief Administrative Officer. Rehnberg joined Argo in 2013 as President of U.S Operations and extended his remit to the company’s business in Latin America earlier this year. Argo explained that he will take on his new responsibilities ... Read the full article
RSA appoints Neil Strickland as Customer Experience Director
19th December 2018
Following the re-focus of RSA’s Global Risk Solutions business, RSA Group has announced the appointment of Neil Strickland as Director of its new Commercial Customer Experience function. Strickland has over three decades’ experience in the industry and will take up the role of Customer Experience Director with immediate effect. Before joining RSA, ... Read the full article
Alliant hires William Callahan from Willis Towers Watson
19th December 2018
Alliant Insurance Services, the U.S specialty insurance brokerage firm, has hired Willis Towers Watson’s (WTW) William Callahan as Senior Vice President. Callahan has spent the previous two decades at WTW, where he also served as Senior Vice President in the broker’s New York office. He has more than 30 years’ experience in ... Read the full article
Combining Marsh, JLT talent a chance to deliver greater value to clients: Marsh CEO
19th December 2018
Global re/insurance broker Marsh has revealed a slew of new appointments as the organisation's parent, Marsh & McLennan Companies, prepares for its acquisition of JLT, with Chief Executive Officer John Doyle stating that the combination of Marsh’s and JLT’s capabilities and colleagues is an “exciting opportunity to deliver greater value ... Read the full article